Q1. In cats short hair is dominant over long hair and the gene involved is autosomal. Another gene, B1 is sex-linked and produces yellow coat colour; its allele, B2 produces black coat colour, and combination B1, B2 produces a tortise-shell coat colour. If a long-haired black male is crossed with […]

The gene that encodes the enzyme called tyrosine hydroxylase is known to be up regulated by the CREB protein.  Tyrosine hydroxylase is expressed in nerve cells and is involved in the synthesis of catecholamine, a neurotransmitter.  The expose of cells to adrenaline normally up regulates the transcription of the tyrosine […]

1) After having a severe cold accompanied by nasal congestion, one complained of a frontal headache and the right side of his face ached. What bony structures probably became infected by the bacteria or viruses causing the cold? 2) An elderly woman, stumbled while walking, she then felt a terrible […]

Suppose that an enzyme uses a catalytic mechanism in which a functional group on the enzyme has to accept a proton from the intermediate formed in the first chemical step. The pKa of that basic functional group on the enzyme is 8.0, and is the only pKa apparent on a […]